Caring for the Caregiver
Mdm Ang, 63, singlehandedly looked after her older sister, 67, who suffered from Parkinson’s Disease.
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O'Joy
- Mar 29, 2022
- 1 min
新的记不住，旧的忘不了｜失智症的中医预防和治疗｜廖锦钊中医师
随着人口老化，失智症也变得普遍。与失智症共存已经渐渐成为常态。在新加坡，患上失智症的机率是多少？症状是什么？要如何预防？如果自己或家人患上失智症，应该如何应对？我们如何包容失智症患者，如何协助他们安全安然地过日子？
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O'Joy
- Feb 15, 2022
- 7 min
Healing Traumatic Childhood Memories through Counselling
When Rebecca first sought counselling, she did not know that her quest would take her into the depths of her childhood trauma.
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O'Joy
- Mar 17, 2021
- 1 min
Mental Wellness: Depression & Anxiety in Elderly
How do we help an elderly who is depressed or anxious? What are the symptoms to look out for? Join our virtual talk to learn more. Our...
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O'Joy
- Mar 5, 2021
- 8 min
When everyone is in pain
Many a time, helping a person is not as simple as just helping one person alone. Complicated family dynamics makes helping challenging.
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O'Joy
- Feb 4, 2021
- 5 min
Mission Impossible
Mdm Chin tries her best to be a dutiful wife but caring for her husband is becoming an almost impossible mission.
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O'Joy
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
Knitting the care network with the person in mind
“She was once young and crazy, so don’t stereotype our elderly.” This is what our volunteer para-counsellor Jenny remembers of Mdm Leng.
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O'Joy
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
She wanted to end her life due to health and financial burdens
“My wish is to ride on the MRT”. Mdm Yap had a wish so simple. Yet she never got to fulfil it.
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